2009 Macbook - Inconsistent speed while on internet

My 2009 macbook internet speed has suddenly become inconsistent, but my iMac is fine. How can I troubleshoot and/or should I take it to the Genius Bar to get it evaluated?

Is your internet connection one based on wi-fi, or do you have
and use an Ethernet connection via a wired router? Have you
tested an alternative to what you are having issue with now?
And, have you tried a different Location and settings, to see
if the issue goes away? Or have you reset the base station
if the issue is with wi-fi?
Are there any items nearby that cause interference with wi-fi,
if that is what you are using? A microwave oven, a cordless
household telephone, a commerical radio tower, or some other
device you own that shares the wireless frequency w/ wi-fi?
•Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US
•Solutions for connecting to the internet, setting up small
network, and troubleshooting (wi-fi, ethernet, etc)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1714
There are several things to try & determine a cause.
That is why is it called troubleshooting. It is trouble
and rarely is it resolved by violent expression...
Good luck & happy computing!

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Thank you for your help.

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Macbook goes grey while on internet

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Is your internet connection one based on wi-fi, or do you have
and use an Ethernet connection via a wired router? Have you
tested an alternative to what you are having issue with now?
And, have you tried a different Location and settings, to see
if the issue goes away? Or have you reset the base station
if the issue is with wi-fi?
Are there any items nearby that cause interference with wi-fi,
if that is what you are using? A microwave oven, a cordless
household telephone, a commerical radio tower, or some other
device you own that shares the wireless frequency w/ wi-fi?
•Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628?viewlocale=en_US
•Solutions for connecting to the internet, setting up small
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1714
There are several things to try & determine a cause.
That is why is it called troubleshooting. It is trouble
and rarely is it resolved by violent expression...
Good luck & happy computing!

My mid year 2009 macbook pro won't turn on completely...

My mid year 2009 macbook pro froze while safari was open, I could not force quit, and I lost my trackpad control, so I turned it off. Now, when turned on, the screen comes on but the computer doesn't open completely, then it times out and turns off. What now?

Hi Melophage,
Thanks! for replying to my plight!
Nope, Safe mode didn't work...We tried everything in the manual, starting w/ Safe mode, on to resetting the PRAM and also used the utility disc that came w/ the laptop, to repair the disc...at which point we got into a continual error 19 loop, but the read out stated that the hard drive was OK..? Now we can't eject the disc...I guess we are headed to the Apple Store for an estimate for repair. Ouch!
Is there a way to eject the disc right now?

My hard drive has 70.93 GB available, yet when i have more than one internet tab open, i have to force quit google chrome because 'there is no more available application memory'. How can I solve this? I have a 2009 macbook pro running on 10.6.8.

My hard drive has 70.93 GB available, yet when i have more than one internet tab open, i have to force quit google chrome because 'there is no more available application memory'. How can I solve this? I have a 2009 macbook pro running on 10.6.8. I have tried updating to mavericks through the mac app store but after it downloading for a day i got an error message saying there was a problem with the download. The same thing happens if i try to update itunes or the mac app store. After research, i have also tried repairing disk permissions, but every time they do get repaired the 'repair' button still appears, i'm not sure if it's because it was unable to repair the initial problems or if it just keeps detecting new ones.

2 GBs is a minimum in which you can do many things, but not concurrently. Be very careful to not install third-party add-ons, limit the number of applications you choose to enter in Login Items, run as few applications concurrently as you demand.
I would consider adding more RAM to your computer. Your model supports 8 GBs, so I would install that.

HT201250 I recently replaced my 2009 Macbook Pro's hard drive. I had the Apple store upgrade the OS to Mountain Lion while it was being repaired. I want to restore all of my old files and data, if I restore from Time Machine, will it revert to the old O

I recently had to replace my 2009 Macbook Pro's hard drive. I had the apple store upgrade the OS to Mountain Lion while it was in being repaired. I want to restore all of my old data and files. If I perform a restore from Time Machine, with a date prior to having the hard drive replaced, will it revert back to the old OS?

No, it won't revert to the prior OS X but you you may have third party apps installed that were compatible with Lion that may not be compatible with Mountain Lion.
App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps - App compatibility and feature support for OS X & iOS
After you restore from TM, check HD > Incompatible Software

How to increase disk read and write speed after installing new SSD (2009 Macbook Pro)? Why not as fast as advertised?

Hi everyone,
I just installed a Crucial MX10512 GB SSD into my 2009 Macbook Pro. It's definitely much faster, but the read and write disk speed is around 200 Mb/s for both versus the 300-500 Mb/s that the SSD advertised. Any ideas as to why? And is there anything I can do to make it faster? Before I installed it, it was between 80-90 Mb/s.
Specs:
- currently have about 460 of 511 GB of storage available
- am using 2GB of memory
- running on 10.10.2 Yosemite
Thanks!

nataliemint wrote:
Drew, forgive me for being so computer-incompetent but how would I boot from another OS? And shouldn't I be checking the read speeds on my current OS (Yosemite) anyways because I want to know how the SSD is performing on the OS I use? And finally, what kind of resources would it be using that would be slowing down my SSD?
Sorry for all the questions - I'm not a Macbook wiz by any means!
You could make a clone of your internal OS onto an external disk. Hopefully you already have a backup of some form
A clone is a full copy, so you can boot from it. It makes a good backup as well as being useful to test things like this.
Carbon Copy Cloner will make one or you can use Disk Utility to 'restore' your OS from the internal disk to an external one.
Ideally the external disk is a fast disk with a fast 'interface' like Thunderbolt, Firewire 800 or USB3. USB2 can work, but it is slow & may effect the test.
You connect the clone, hold alt at startup & select the external disk in the 'boot manager'. When the Mac is finished booting run the speed tester.
Maybe this one…
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/blackmagic-disk-speed-test/id425264550
Test the internal & compare to the previous tests
A running OS will do the following on it's boot disk…
Write/ read cache files from running apps
Write/ read memory to disk if memory is running low
Index new files if content is changing or being updated
Copy files for backing up (Time Machine or any other scheduled tasks)
Networking can also trigger read/ write on the disk too.
You may not have much activity that effects a disk speed test, but you can't really be sure unless that disk is not being used for other tasks.
Disk testing is an art & science in itself, see this if you want to get an idea …
http://macperformanceguide.com/topics/topic-Storage.html
Simply knowing that it's about twice the speed would be enough to cheer me up

I was just given a Mid 2009 MacBook Pro. It does not have a system on it.

I have my original disks from my early 2009 MacBook Pro. When I try to use the OS Install disk to install 10.5, which is what the early MacBook came with, it won't boot the computer. I have the upgrade to 10.6.3, but it will not work either, since it is only an upgrade.
I have 10.6.8 backed up to an external disk, but I want to have a different administrator name so we don't get confused. I have used the backup to at least get the mid 2009 working. I am unable to do an Erase and Install, which is what I want to do, even though there is nothing there.
Here is the Hardware Overview from the mid 2009:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.53 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache (per core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:          MBP61.0057.B0A
SMC Version (system):          1.58f16
Serial Number (system):          W8******AGV
Hardware UUID:          42CB960E-B011-5E7A-A0A9-26E4E9B8FBCB
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
Here is the Hardware Overview from the Early 2009:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP51.007E.B06
SMC Version (system):          1.41f2
Serial Number (system):          W8*******1GA
Hardware UUID:          5D4EE93E-2E82-5554-934D-308E301FDC5E
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
Is there any fix? Are the earlier, early 2009 disks incompatible with the mid 2009? Am I stuck with having the same Administrator for two computers? Does anyone have any suggestions?
There are compelling reasons that I don't want to upgrade past 10.6. I won't be able to get at MOST of my data because of Apple no longer supporting Rosetta. I have two other computers running Mountain Lion and Mavericks, but want to keep 10.6.8 on the MacBook Pros early and mid 2009.
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
     Snow Leopard General Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
       2. 1GB of memory
       3. 5GB of available disk space
       4. DVD drive for installation
       5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
           fees may apply.
       6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
           terms apply.
Or you can purchase replacement discs from Apple:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes
international calling numbers.
It's possible that even the retail copy of Snow Leopard will not work because that model came with a special build of Snow Leopard. You cannot install Leopard on that model.
Original OS
Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D2063a)
Maximum OS
Latest release of OS X

Late-2009 Macbook Pro 10.9.2 Random Shut Down

My Macbook has started intermittently shutting down while in use anywhere from 10 min. to 4hrs after startup. I took it to the Genius bar where they advised me to unistall Chrome and remove several Launch Daemons. After removing those, my computer ran well for 3 days after which it began shutting down again. Today it began to shut down (screen off, indicator light off), resist restart (would not power back on for over 15 mins), and then switch back on without going through the normal startup procedures. AHT said that everything was in working order and I have already reset the SMC. Currently I can't keep my computer on for more than a couple minutes at a time so I will post my kernel panic log ASAP.

Here is my EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:22
Disk Information:
    Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (9.7 GB free) (Low!)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information:
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
    Anywhere
Kernel Extensions:
    [not loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3932 - SDK 10.8) Support
    [not loaded]    com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal (1.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.maudio.usb.mobilepre.boot.driver (1.8.1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.maudio.usb.mobilepre.driver (1.8.1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d10) Support
    [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d10) Support
    [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller (1.0.0d10) Support
    [not loaded]    com.orderedbytes.driver.CMADBDevices (4.3.11) Support
    [not loaded]    com.orderedbytes.driver.CMUSBDevices (4.3.11) Support
    [not loaded]    com.orderedbytes.driver.ControllerMateFamily (4.3.11) Support
    [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmci (3.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmioplug (3.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmnet (3.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (3.0.0) Support
    [kext loaded]    com.waves.driver.soundgrid (2.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    org.walisser.driver.DWXBoxHIDDriver (1.3.4) Support
Startup Items:
    360ControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/360ControlDaemon
    HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    M-Audio Firmware Loader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader
    MAudioMobilePreUSB: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MAudioMobilePreUSB
Launch Daemons:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [running]    com.m-audio.usb.firmwareloader.plist Support
    [running]    com.tunabellysoftware.TGFanHelper.plist Support
    [running]    com.waves.daemon.SoundGridProtocolService.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
User Login Items:
    iTunesHelper
    VMware Fusion Helper
    Dropbox
    Hightail Desktop App
    HP Product Research
    HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
    GameFacePlugin: Version: GameFacePlugin 1.8.0.1 - SDK 10.5 Support
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    GameTreeDM_NPAPI: Version: 1.11 Support
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.4 Support
    GameTreeDM: Version: 1.4 Support
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.6r606 Support
Audio Plug-ins:
    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Flash Player Support
    MAudioMobilePreUSB Support
    MacFUSE Support
    Perian Support
Time Machine:
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    SGProtocolService
         1%    fontd
         0%    SystemUIServer
         0%    VMware Fusion Helper
Top Processes by Memory:
    168 MB    Finder
    156 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    74 MB    Dropbox
    61 MB    Console
    45 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
    1.74 GB    Free RAM
    1.17 GB    Active RAM
    390 MB    Inactive RAM
    474 MB    Wired RAM
    460 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs

How do I monitor CPU temperature on a 2009 MacBook Air Lion

My beloved 2009 MacBook AIr is freezing up. I think it is overheating. How can I monitor the CPU temp to see if this is the problem?
The Apple Store folk thought the SSD drive has gone bad, but they wanted $799.00 to replace it. I bought a new 2013 MacBook Air, but returned it because the screen had a purplish haze to it and the contrast was poor (to my eyes). I love my 2009 MacBook Air screen, so I want to fix it.

Download from the Internet iStat pro or Temperature Monitor from the Bresink web site.
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
I like IStat pro because it also displays the fan speed.
Ciao.

Is upgrading my mid 2009 MacBook ram

I was wondering if upgrading my mid 2009 macbook from 2gb to 4gb would cause a noticeable speed boost. I use my mac for average stuff like surfin safari, itunes and general word processing, and i have noticed when i have multiple apps running it starts to slow down and in one case i have checked activity monitor to see that only 100mb of the 1.75gb of system memory was free. and as i am writing this i have itunes, xtorrent, safari, and system monitor running and it report that only 420mb of system memory is free
also if it is a good idea what brand ram is best my local microcenter has 2 different 4gb kits, also i dont want to go through an internet site due to fear of ram being damaged during shupping (past experince)
http://microcenter.com/singleproduct_results.phtml?productid=0285260
http://microcenter.com/singleproduct_results.phtml?productid=0316803
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I would go with the Crucial memory kit. That's the only brand name I have ever purchased, and their RAM always works. If you have troubles with either module, you can send them back to Crucial for an exchange.
~Lyssa

OS X Mavericks Compatibility with 2009 Macbook Pro's

Can anyone shed some light on compatibility of os x mavericks with a 2009 macbook pro? I heard that it may slow down my comuter? I just wanted to seek out some information before downloading it. If it just slows down my older mac, I have no use for it.

Hey man I'm no Mac expert but what I'm about to say came from one. When each OS comes out there are always going to be ppl crying about them. I have been one of those ppl with past OS. However a guy from apple suggested something to me one time that I personally have found to work in the past and it worked again with mav to my surprise. Basically when you install any operating system apple will just upgrade what you have for you. I personally done understand why that is the root of the problem, but with mountain lion and mavericks I know all kinds of people with new macs who have upgraded and everything has just fallen apart. But the guy at apple hit said what you really need is a clean install. It's time consuming, it's tedious, you have to redownload all your programs and set your settings back but it's worth it. First move all of your files on to you to your hard drive that you want to keep. Then completely wipe your hard drive and follow forums on the Internet to do a clean install. I have a 2009 Mac that mavericks is working great on. No speed loss. I really like it.

Does the later 2009 MacBook support the Apple DVI to Video Adapter (s-video). I want to connect it to an old tv which does not support HDMI. Any suggestions?

I have a late 2009 MacBook which I want to connect to an old LG tv. The tv does not support HDMI it only has the (red, while, and yellow) ports. Sorry I dunno the exact name for it.
So I was thinking of using the Apple Mini DVI to Video Adapter (s-video), link below...
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/dk/Images/M9319_screen.jpg
But I'm afraid that the MacBook might not support the adapter.
Can anyone give me a solution for this? Is there an alternative way of doing this? I'm kinda new to apple display adapters.

The Late 2009 model 6,1 has a Mini DisplayPort not the Mini-DVI. To see which model you have go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. When the System Profiler comes up check the Model Identifier.
Composite is the name for the red, white and yellow RCA plugs on your TV or red, white and S-Video plugs. If you want to use the Composite input on your TV there’s no Mini DisplayPort to Composite. You’ll have to get a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_19?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field -keywords=mini+displayport+to+vga&sprefix=mini+Displayport+to and a VGA Adapter to TV S-Video RCA Out Cable for PC Video. http://www.amazon.com/VGA-Adapter-S-Video-Cable-Video/dp/B000Y7T5UU/ref=sr_1_7?s =electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316369974&sr=1-7
Only the Yellow plug or the S-Video plug for video will work. For sound you'll also need audio cables to the TV using a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate input plugs on your TV http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=min i-dvi&x=9&y=13#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_19?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=macboo k+audio+cable&sprefix=macbook+audio+cable&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amacbook+audio+cable

My mid-2009 MacBook Pro's hard drive is near death. I want to install a new SSD and work from scratch. Please help.

Recently, my mid-2009 MacBook Pro has been crashing when I close the screen ("it's having a problem recognizing when the screen is closed/open and deciding what to do, error overload etc."). It wasn't an SMC issue so I took it to an Apple Store, ran some tests, and decided my hard-drive is failing.
Not wanting to spend an insane amount of money on some "official apple hard-drive," I want to install a new 256GB SSD instead. Hoping to squeeze as much life out of this computer as possible (in January I upgraded from 4 GB RAM to 8 GB), I would like to try and start from scratch, i.e. back-up important folders, music, photos etc. and only take that to the new hard-drive. If someone could explain all the steps I need to take to safely complete this task (or point me in the direction of a guide) I'd appreciate it.
Potentially Important info:
     Model:                mid-2009 13'' MacBook Pro
     Processor:          2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
     Memory:             4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
     Software:            OS X 10.8.4
Some additional questions I have...
     Should I be concerned with making a fully bootable back-up (not sure what that is called) as well? If so, what program should I use to create it?
     How much more life should I try and push out of this computer? I'm an engineering student and really only use it for web-surfing, music, and
          word-processing. The batter was replaced in March, the RAM was upgraded to 8 GB in January. When the battery was swapped, the trackpad went           nuts so that's new too. Only other issues are a slightly loose audio jack and the left side of the screen being slightly wobbly (hinge is worn I'm told).

cwgonzalez1192
     Should I be concerned with making a fully bootable back-up (not sure what that is called) as well? If so, what program should I use to create it?
     How much more life should I try and push out of this computer? I'm an engineering student and really only use it for web-surfing, music, and
          word-processing.
Well there is no "official Apple HD / SSD" in any regard, no worries there.
If as you say youre only using same for surfing and word processing, why the need for a SSD? You would not notice any speed diff. in use on either of those,....in boot times yes, but in word or surfing, not.
You can push it likely a few more years, for mere surfing and word processing,...many many years.   Up TO the point that any major fixes become unrealistic relative to getting a new(ER) machine.
Concerned with a boot clone? yes and no. Its an ideal immediate recovery, since you cannot boot from Time Machine, ....in case of HD crash, recovery takes seconds from boot, or 20 mins or so from removing old and installing a clone. All the prosumers and pros have at least one updated clone of their prime machines.
You can do a "fresh install" if you choose, however if your current drive is FINE, why not merely clone it and save yourself some headache?...., but that is your prerogative of course.    Ideally 2 drives, one to backup your data (you need that regardless of installing a new drive for sake of a backup/archive,...ideally 2 actually, not merely one).
You could clone internal to NEW SSD/HD , ...then offload unnecessary files to an external to free up space and clutter and run off the clone, and this would only take a couple hours......the clone itself takes approx. 40+ mins.
CLONE Apps :
Superduper does not clone the recovery partition, but that is NOT necessary if you keep the original HD as a “backup clone”. Most don’t bother with the recovery partition in a clone, however that is your prerogative.
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
(Free superduper APP above)
CCC App
http://www.bombich.com/

I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro 5,3 Unibody that won't run anything past Leopard.

I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro 5,3 Unibody that suffered a minor liquid spill. After waiting for it to dry out, we found that it powers up (but the display doesn't work unless connected to an external monitor) just fine. For several months it worked like a tank running Snow Leopard. I upgraded to Lion with no problems. Once the 10.7.1 update came out, it completely flipped out and wouldn't finish the install. I was forced to take it all the way back to Leopard and now it won't upgrade past Leopard. I replaced the hard drive completely and tried a fresh install of Lion using the thumb drive and that didn't work either. I got the set of errors you will find below. (Sorry, I don't know how to hide them like you can in some forums.) Any ideas or suggestions on why it won't install Lion would be great. I'm not so concerned about the display as wondering why it worked for 4 months and then another month on Lion and then suddenly flipped out on me. I'm not knowledgeable enough to decipher the message below.
Jun 26 10:16:11 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder[22]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jun 26 10:16:14: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Jun 26 10:16:14 christine-cowens-macbook-pro authexec[158]: executing /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/Install Mac OS X.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistantTool_10_5
Jun 26 10:16:17 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder[22]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jun 26 10:16:18: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Jun 26 10:16:18 christine-cowens-macbook-pro [0x0-0xa00a].com.apple.systemuiserver[98]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Jun 26 10:16:18 christine-cowens-macbook-pro [0x0-0xb00b].com.apple.finder[99]: Unexpected reply from backup server - ignored
Jun 26 10:16:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder[22]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jun 26 10:16:55: --- last message repeated 11 times ---
Jun 26 10:17:53 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder[22]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jun 26 10:18:23: --- last message repeated 9 times ---
Jun 26 10:21:50 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder[22]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jun 26 10:22:20: --- last message repeated 7 times ---
Jun 26 10:22:21 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[72] ([0x0-0x14014].com.apple.installassistant[150]): Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 158 PPID 1 InstallAssistant
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: DEAD_PROCESS: 0 console
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro shutdown[170]: reboot by christinecowen:
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro shutdown[170]: SHUTDOWN_TIME: 1340731342 279916
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-176.3 (Nov 3 2008 16:52:57)[22]: stopping
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.loginwindow[23]: Shutdown NOW!
Jun 26 10:22:22 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.loginwindow[23]: System shutdown time has arrived^G^G
Jun 26 10:31:05 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Volume is journaled. No checking performed.
Jun 26 10:31:05 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: fsck_hfs: Use the -f option to force checking.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchctl.System[2]: launchctl: Please convert the following to launchd: /etc/mach_init.d/dashboardadvisoryd.plist
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.usbmuxd): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.cups.cupsd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.ntp.ntpd): Unknown key: SHAuthorizationRight
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (org.x.privileged_startx): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: npvhash=4095
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kextd[10]: 417 cached, 0 uncached personalities to catalog
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: 64 bit mode enabled
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is 10000 us
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: vm_page_bootstrap: 905993 free pages and 77047 wired pages
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: mig_table_max_displ = 79
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: 104 prelinked modules
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0 LocalApicId=0 Enabled
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Loading security extension com.apple.security.seatbelt
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for mb
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Seatbelt MACF policy initialized
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Seatbelt Policy (mb)
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: MAC Framework successfully initialized
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: using 16384 buffer headers and 4096 cluster IO buffer headers
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x11 Vectors 64:87
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5] (S3)
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: mbinit: done
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: CFA77CDA-F33D-3F25-97CF-9E5EE113C739
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: wl0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Wireless Controller
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: 5.10.91.21
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5901 built-in now active, GUID 0025bcfffee5710e; max speed s800.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@B/AppleMCP79AHCI/PR T0@0/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/IOBlockStorageD river/ST9500420AS Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/Untitled@3
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 3
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: replay_journal: from: 2878464 to: 2969088 (joffset 0x4b7000)
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: unknown-dev: journal replay done.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: [HCIController][configurePM] power parent ready after 1 tries
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jun 26 10:31:07: --- last message repeated 4 times ---
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 5
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: NVDANV50HAL loaded and registered.
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AppleTyMCEDriver::probe(MacBookPro5,3)
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AppleTyMCEDriver::probe fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: AGC: 2.8.15, HW version=1.8.8, flags:0, features:1
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: IGPU: family specific matching fails
Jun 26 10:31:07 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 0
Jun 26 10:31:09 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: initialization complete
Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost bootlog[36]: BOOT_TIME: 1340731864 0
Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost rpc.statd[18]: statd.notify - no notifications needed
Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost DirectoryService[32]: Launched version 5.7 (v514.25)
Jun 26 10:31:11 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[23]: Login Window Application Started -- Threaded auth
Jun 26 10:31:12 localhost fseventsd[27]: bumping event counter to: 0x25d156 (current 0x0) from log file '000000000025c40a'
Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet: Ethernet address 00:25:bc:e5:71:0e
Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx: Ethernet address 00:26:08:e3:43:79
Jun 26 10:31:13 localhost blued[45]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started.
Jun 26 10:31:14 localhost mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-176.3 (Nov 3 2008 16:52:57)[22]: starting
Jun 26 10:31:14 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[15]: usbmuxd-268.5 on Apr 5 2012 at 15:33:48, running 32 bit
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Valid but not Active
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::mediaChanged - Link is down
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: NVEthernet::setLinkStatus - Valid but not Active
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Down on en1
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s2: replay_journal: from: 9485824 to: 9519104 (joffset 0x9d9000)
Jun 26 10:31:15 localhost /usr/sbin/ocspd[68]: starting
Jun 26 10:31:15 christine-cowens-macbook-pro configd[34]: setting hostname to "christine-cowens-macbook-pro.local"
Jun 26 10:31:16 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: jnl: disk0s2: journal replay done.
Jun 26 10:31:17 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'CN'.
Jun 26 10:31:17 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 149 153 157 161 165 153 161 149 157
Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro org.ntp.ntpd[14]: Error : nodename nor servname provided, or not known
Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro ntpdate[72]: can't find host time.apple.com
Jun 26 10:31:19 christine-cowens-macbook-pro ntpdate[72]: no servers can be used, exiting
Jun 26 10:31:20 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: Auth result for: c8:3a:35:56:9b:80 MAC AUTH succeeded
Jun 26 10:31:20 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Up on en1
Jun 26 10:31:21 christine-cowens-macbook-pro kextd[10]: writing kernel link data to /var/run/mach.sym
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro authorizationhost[85]: MechanismInvoke 0x129e00 retainCount 2
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro SecurityAgent[86]: MechanismInvoke 0x1015f0 retainCount 1
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro SecurityAgent[86]: MechanismDestroy 0x1015f0 retainCount 1
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro authorizationhost[85]: MechanismDestroy 0x129e00 retainCount 2
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro loginwindow[23]: USER_PROCESS: 23 console
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[82]): Exited: Terminated
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[76] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jun 26 10:31:25 christine-cowens-macbook-pro com.apple.launchd[76] (org.x.startx): Unknown key for boolean: EnableTransactions
Jun 26 10:31:26 christine-cowens-macbook-pro /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd[43]: SFLSharePointsEntry::CreateDSRecord: dsCreateRecordAndOpen(Christine Cowen's Public Folder) returned -14135

Might have a hardware issue that was caused by the minor liquid spill.
Take it to Apple to have them look at it. I think they do a free diagnostics. That way you can find out what's wrong with your MB.
Good luck....Hope you get it sorted out.

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